The Fourth Sunday of Advent - "Love" - and it's also "Christmas Eve"

The sermon from last Sunday hit upon the fourth candle of Advent, the 'Love' candle.  The crutch of the sermon was that no matter who you are, no matter what you are, God loves you and wants a relationship with you. I also stressed that we as Christians have taken upon ourselves the responsibility to be agents of God's love to this wanting world.  Let us never shirk this calling and obligation.

The sermon is a short one as we had a lot going on during the worship service, so since it's short please take a few minutes and listen.  Thank you.

Be a blessing to someone today!

In His Love,
Roy

John 3:16  New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

2 John 4-6  NRSV
4 I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father. 5 But now, dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning—you must walk in it. 

John 13:35  New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Romans 12:9-21  New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10 love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.[a] 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly;[b] do not claim to be wiser than you are. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. 18 If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God;[c] for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 No, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a] 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6 Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. 7 Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem[b] on your forehead, 9 and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.